Juan Martin del Potro produced a vintage display of controlled, power tennis on Wednesday to reach the Shanghai Rolex Masters quarter-finals. The popular Argentine, No. 16 seed this week, recorded his fourth Top 10 victory of the season by knocking out third-seeded German Alexander Zverev, who struck 22 aces, 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in one hour and 56 minutes. The 29-year-old del Potro is now 4-9 in 2017 against players in the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Del Potro, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final at the Qi Zhong Stadium in Shanghai, will next meet Viktor Troicki of Serbia on Friday. The Serbian defeated 12th-seeded John Isner 6-4, 7-6(4), hitting 30 winners to just four unforced...
The top four seeds headline third round action at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev and Marin Cilic leading the way. In the opening match in Qi Zhong Stadium, No. 10 seed Sam Querrey takes on No. 6 seed Grigor Dimitrov, who has won both previous meetings. If Querrey reaches his first Shanghai quarter-final, he will move past Pablo Carreno Busta into ninth position in the Emirates ATP Race to London. View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for Day 5 of the Shanghai Rolex Masters and vote for who you think will win! Zverev vs del Potro | Dimitrov vs Querrey | Nadal vs Fognini | Federer vs Dolgopolov [GROUP POLL]84[/GROUP POLL] In the...
Juan Martin del Potro, Steve Johnson, Kevin Anderson, Marin Cilic, and Albert Ramos-Vinolas all advanced on Tuesday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in China. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Experience and composure kept Juan Martin del Potro rolling on Tuesday as the 2013 runner-up saw off #NextGenATP Russian Andrey Rublev in the second round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. The No. 16 seed prevailed 6-3, 6-4 in his first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting with the 19 year old. The Argentine put the foot down early to break for 2-0 and was dominant on serve throughout. He never faced a break point in either set and finished with 14 aces to set a third-round showdown with either No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev or Aljaz Bedene, an earlier 6-1, 6-4 winner over Paolo Lorenzi. Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays Rublev, currently No. 2 in the Emirates ATP Race...